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Materials Engineers salary in Grand Rapids, MI

The median materials engineers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI earns $84,880 a year, 25% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,411 a month.

10th percentile
$62,640
25th percentile
$64,630
Median percentile
$84,880
75th percentile
$108,120
90th percentile
$124,850

Based on 100 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$64,936 take-home a year
Gross pay$84,880
Federal income tax−$9,844
Social Security + Medicare−$6,493
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$3,607
Monthly take-home$5,411
Every two weeks$2,498

Does it go far here?

$88,837Median pay in Grand Rapids, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,202 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Rapids, MI

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$248,660
Physicians, All Other$179,910
Architectural and Engineering Managers$156,280
Computer and Information Systems Managers$142,700
Pharmacists$140,710
Financial Managers$133,380
Human Resources Managers$132,100
Physician Assistants$131,930

All materials engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Michigan